Thorvaldsen Surname

214,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Thorvaldsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thorvaldsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,6921:3,039275
Denmark951:59,4186,037
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Thorvaldsen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Thorvaldsen Come From? nationality or country of origin

Thorvaldsen is most common in Norway. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorvaldsen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 214,545th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,801,537 people. Thorvaldsen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Thorvaldsen are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Thorvaldsen is most frequent in Norway, where it is carried by 1,692 people, or 1 in 3,039. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 75 percent live, Western Norway, where 8 percent live and Central Norway, where 7 percent live. Other than Norway it is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Thorvaldsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Thorvaldsen are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.33% registered with the party.

The amount Thorvaldsen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.76% less than the national average, earning 343,462 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 78.94% more than the national average, earning R 425,220 per year; in United States they earn 33.57% more than the national average, earning $57,636 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.29% more than the national average, earning $57,776 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torvaldsen9544/
Thorvaldson91299/
Thorwaldsen9112/
Thorvaldsson87349/
Torvaldson868/
Thorrvaldsson831/
Torvaldsson82229/
Thorwaldson82126/
Thorwaldsson7823/
Torwaldson761/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thorvaldsen
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